The most spectacular astronomical events of 2021
These are the shooting stars, eclipses, meteor showers and planetary alignments to look out for this year
Time In: the best things to do at home
Staying in? Bring the world’s best entertainment, culture and food to your living room with our mega guide to indoor fun
The best virtual things to do at home this week
Theatre, music, comedy, talks and movie premieres – it’s all happening online this week
The best live theatre to stream online this week
Our comprehensive weekly list of the best theatre, opera, dance and cabaret to watch at home
101 things to do when you’re stuck at home
From movies and podcasts to fitness, learning, games and live-streams
10 of the best sci-fi books everyone should read
Don’t know your Asimov from your elbow? Swot up with our beginner’s guide
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Movies: the best films to stream
The 50 Most Beautiful Cinemas in the World
Planet Earth’s most heavenly picture palaces and movie houses
Review: Cherry
Tom Holland gets gritty as a traumatised war veteran in this overlong, over-showy but compelling true-life drama
The 10 best celebrity cameos in Netflix hit ‘Call My Agent!’
From Juliette Binoche losing it at Cannes to Jean Dujardin going fully method
Thomas Vinterberg: ‘So many great accomplishments have been done by people who are drunk’
The Danish director on overcoming tragedy to make the booze-soaked Another Round
TV: the best new shows and classics
Why ‘The Great British Bake-Off’ was the perfect tranquiliser TV for 2020
The world’s most pleasant reality show has proved a hypnotic oasis in this shitstorm of a year
Why ‘Clone Wars’ is getting me through lockdown
Time Out London’s culture editor Andrzej Łukowski on his small-screen happy place
On set of ‘The Crown’: how Netflix brought Thatcher’s Britain to life
Hide your milk, Maggie is storming on to ‘The Crown’. We visited the set of the hit Netflix drama to find out all about it
Why ‘Samurai Champloo’ is getting me through lockdown
Film writer Kambole Campbell on his small-screen happy place
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Fitness: how to get into exercise from scratch
How to get into yoga as a total novice
Want to love yoga but keep faceplanting? The secret is to get up and keep going
How to start running (and eventually do a marathon)
This Time Out writer went from total running sceptic to legit marathon completer
How to properly get into outdoor swimming
If you missed the memo, cold-water swimming is properly good for you
How to start lifting weights (and actually stick with it)
Get pumping with these five tips from a newly converted weightlifter
Food at home: the best recipes to cook
Top London chefs share their Three-Ingredient Recipes
The people behind London’s best restaurants share some seriously impressive dishes to whip up using just three ingredients
How to nail banana bread, once and for all
Take a tip from the best: caramelise your bananas, chuck in rum or nutmeg or spread with apricot jam
Top London chefs share their Three-Ingredient Recipes
The people behind London’s best restaurants share some seriously impressive dishes to whip up using just three ingredients
Top London chefs share their Three-Ingredient Recipes
The people behind London’s best restaurants share some seriously impressive dishes to whip up using just three ingredients
How to nail banana bread, once and for all
Take a tip from the best: caramelise your bananas, chuck in rum or nutmeg or spread with apricot jam
How to make the ultimate Korean chicken sandwich
Want to have a go at creating this juicy-looking thing at home?
Michelin-star chefs are sharing their recipes on Instagram
The world’s most celebrated chefs show you how to cook the dishes that earned them their stars
This Italian chocolate cake only needs five ingredients
Italian food influencers Al.ta Cucina share one of their favourite bakes
Gaming: the best games to play at home
6 amazing mobile games that’ll keep you busy for hours and hours
Let off steam with a cathartic round of gummy bear-bashing – or some digital origami
Playstation 5: is it worth the money?
Sony’s new console is out now – but is it any good? Here’s our take
6 awesome throwback video games that’ll get you back into gaming
Lapsed button-masher? Scratch that nostalgia with these reassuringly familiar new games
How to get into open-world video games
Need to get out more? These colossal gamescapes are there for the exploring
Music: Playlists by Time Out’s experts
The 50 best Christmas songs of all time
Here’s our pick of festive bops for your Christmas playlist
The 100 best party songs
Party hard with our selection of guaranteed floorfillers
The 50 best Christmas songs of all time
Here’s our pick of festive bops for your Christmas playlist
The 50 best Christmas songs of all time
Here’s our pick of festive bops for your Christmas playlist
The 100 best party songs
Party hard with our selection of guaranteed floorfillers
The 50 best ’80s songs
Grab your Walkman and celebrate a golden era of musical excess
The 50 best soul songs
Top-notch recommendations from Norman Jay, DJ Yoda, Throwing Shade and more
The 50 best love songs of all time
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